She Got Drunk Last Night
Drowning Sorrows: A Tale of Lonely Nights and Liquid Courage
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She was flagging down the waiter
She signaled the waiter to get her attention.
She was feeling 'bout as faded as the flowers from that wallpaper
She felt emotionally worn out, akin to the faded flowers on the wallpaper.
Nobody'd even asked for her ID when she walked in there
No one checked her ID upon entering the place.
Don't know how long she'd been there
Uncertain about the duration she spent there.
She was fixing up her hair and fumbling though her purse
She was grooming herself and searching her purse.
She was tired of feeling lonely
She was weary of feeling isolated.
She was tired of feeling old
She was tired of feeling aged.
She was hating the idea of going home alone
Disliking the thought of returning home alone.
So she got drunk last night
She consumed alcohol heavily the previous night.
Drunk enough to call
Intoxicated enough to make a call.
That number in her phone that she would never call
Called a number she wouldn't typically dial.
Without the alcohol
Depended on alcohol for courage.
But she needed an excuse
Needed a reason to allow herself to be used.
To let herself get used and so that's why
Justified her actions with the need for an excuse.
She got drunk the way she'd never
She drank heavily in a way she hadn't in a long time.
The way she hadn't in forever
Similar to her past, she sought solace in intoxication.
But she needed to feel better, and wanted, and beautiful
She craved to feel better, wanted, and beautiful.
Even if he didn't love her
Even if the person she cared about didn't reciprocate.
And it had been a long time over
The relationship had ended long ago.
She had to make one more mistake
She felt compelled to make one more mistake.
And she couldn't do that sober
Unable to make that mistake without being under the influence.
So she got drunk last night
Repeated intoxication and a call to the same number.
Drunk enough to call
Once again, inebriated enough to make a call.
That number in her phone that she would never call
Calling a number she avoids without alcohol.
Without the alcohol
Dependence on alcohol to facilitate the call.
But she needed an excuse
Seeking an excuse to allow herself to be used.
To let herself get used and so that's why
Justifying her vulnerability with the need for an excuse.
Oh, she got drunk last night (drunk last night)
Repeating the fact that she got drunk the previous night.
Yeah she needed an excuse
Reiterating the need for an excuse to allow herself to be used.
To let herself get used and so that's why
Justifying vulnerability with the need for an excuse.
She got drunk last night (drunk last night)
Restating the fact that she got drunk the previous night.
She got drunk last night
Repeating the acknowledgment of being intoxicated the previous night.
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